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Title: Lavenham Constable.
Post by: SUFFOLK BOY on Saturday 09 March 24 13:16 GMT (UK)

Hi all,My uncle was a Special Constable in Lavenham in the 1930s,just wondering what his duties would have been.Also what powers did he have,he got two medals for long service as well.I didn't think Lavenham was the crime capital of England :)

Title: Re: Lavenham Constable.
Post by: mckha489 on Saturday 09 March 24 13:48 GMT (UK)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Constabulary

Title: Re: Lavenham Constable.
Post by: SUFFOLK BOY on Saturday 09 March 24 14:03 GMT (UK)

Thanks for that, very interesting.